How to Use naked in a Sentence

naked

adjective
  • Their eggs are tiny and can look like bits of dirt to the naked eye.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
  • This is the first time in my life that strangers have looked at me naked.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The mammoth, naked from the midriff up, looked as though he were headed to the pool.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In 1947, Short's naked corpse was found in a vacant lot.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 6 June 2023
  • Cold and naked, with the eyes of the world on me, or perhaps looking through me.
    Django Gold, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Kendall Jenner has put her own spin on the naked dress trend.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2023
  • One way to feel better naked is to…take your clothes off.
    Carina Hsieh, SELF, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Hard not to read the lush blacks in his naked Black back as a criticism of that.
    Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • When Seales scanned them, nothing appeared to the naked eye.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Yet her body — later seen naked — is a child's, thin and gawky.
    Kristin McMurran, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
  • Few have leaned in with such naked abandon as Bruno Le Maire.
    Sam Schechner, WSJ, 30 May 2023
  • Doja Cat took the naked dress to new heights at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • His costar was at least partially naked in the dirty flick.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • In mix: Kate Beckinsale, who just hit the red carpet in the coolest naked romper.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 May 2023
  • There is, in fact, a lot of naked flesh on display throughout the season.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • During a bus ride to school, the kid of one of O’Rourke’s officers saw a naked woman on the bridge.
    oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2023
  • These silt and clay particles are too small to perceive with the naked eye.
    David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
  • When her body was found four days later, it was beaten and naked.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • Bright-red Mars and giant Saturn will be the easiest to see with the naked eye.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 28 May 2024
  • From the naked eye, there doesn’t seem to be the homeless challenge that is observed in downtown Salt Lake City.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Due to the lack of light underwater, most scenes appear to have a blue or green tint to both the naked eye and the camera lens.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Three of the planets — Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn — will be bright and visible with the naked eye.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 June 2023
  • Freeman bursts out naked, arms out, with his orange jumpsuit on the floor.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Along the way there are ogres, warrior tournaments and plenty of naked flesh.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Infrared imagery from phones can pick up things that people cannot see with the naked eye.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2024
  • Here are the seven brightest and closest stars seen with the naked eye from Earth and their measurements.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • To the naked eye, the baseball appeared to land in foul territory.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
  • Coat is a trompe-l’oeil scene of what looks like a window onto a terrace, with a naked boy outside.
    Kyle Dunn’s Night Fever, Vulture, 11 May 2023
  • This one is rare because much of it can be seen with the naked eye even in areas with light pollution.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
  • For them, lying, scantily clothed or completely naked while an oily-handed stranger violates their personal space can be too much.
    New Atlas, 22 July 2024

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